Monday, February 20, 2017

ARCHRIVAL

Artist: ARCHRIVAL    
Title: Bee Yourself   
Format: Vinyl LP
Year: 1983
Songs: 10
Label: Frightened Records/Big Cheese Music
Style: Melodic Rock Power Pop

Here we have a very rare private press from a Connecticut based indie rock band.  This fivesome were young, fresh and dress the part with their new wave influenced clothes.  The album starts in a new wave power pop influenced vibe and then travels into a more melodic hard rock vein.  ‘Shout It Out’ blends both power pop and hard rock with infectious results and cool gang choruses.  They really get into hard rock territory with the driving ‘Waiting On An Angel’, but mostly keep it down the fairway with the melancholic ‘Where Are You Tonight’, ‘Take Me Away’, the power popped up opener ‘The Question Connection’ and ‘No Time’.  This one off scarcity is quite the satisfying mix of styles – Recommended for both Hard Rockers and Power Poppers!!

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